Articles

Recovering Stolen Assets in Egypt

30 June 2011, by Engi M. El Haddad, Afro-Egyptian Human Rights Organization. Egyptians woke up on 12 February 2011 to two new realities: Hosni Mubarak was no longer the President of Egypt, and billions of US dollars had been channelled…

Mismanaged public funds recovered in Nigeria thanks to SERAP

30 June 2011, by Adetokunbo Mumuni, SERAP. Following information from whistleblowers and a petition submitted by the NGO SERAP, the Nigerian Commission for Independent Corrupt Practices (ICPC) investigated allocations to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), and discovered massive corruption…

Update on the UNCAC review process

16 March 2011, Gillian Dell. There are 26 first year country reviews under way in the UNCAC review process, with country visits having taken place or expected in numerous countries including Finland, Togo, Mongolia, USA and many in the Americas.…

First Coordination Committee elections

15 March 2011, by Phoebe Hardefeldt. The landmark elections for the first UNCAC Coalition Coordination Committee will be held online from 18 to 22 April 2011. The nomination period has now closed, and 21 candidates have been nominated for the…

Uprisings in the Arab world: time to address illicit wealth

8 March 2011, by Maud Perdriel-Vaissiere. Corrupt money associated with bribes received by public officials from developing and transition countries is estimated at US$ 20-40 billion per year. Without a doubt, the repatriation of illicit assets could provide much needed…

Putting G20 anti-corruption commitments into practice

7 March 2011, Robert Palmer. Global Witness and Transparency International have called for swift implementation of the G20’s Anti-Corruption Action Plan. 76 other organisations from around the world, including many UNCAC Coalition members, signed the joint civil society letter sent…

UNODC-TI training for CSOs on the UNCAC review process

7 March 2011, by Phoebe Hardefeldt. The first civil society training on the UNCAC review mechanism was held in Austria from 2-4 February 2011. It was organised in partnership by the UNODC and Transparency International (TI), in its capacity as…

UNCAC Coalition welcomes steps to freeze Egyptian assets

21 February 2011. The UNCAC Coalition welcomes the decision made today by Egypt’s Public Prosecutor to request a freeze on the foreign assets of Hosni Mubarak and his family. “This decision is an important step.” said Maud Pedriel-Vaissiere of the…

Coalition calls for action on Egyptian illicit wealth

10 February 2011. The UNCAC Coaliton, including the Afro-Egyptian Human Rights Organisation and NADAFA-Egyptians against corruption, have called for urgent action on wealth illicitly transferred from Egypt. The Coalition is deeply concerned about public wealth illicitly transferred out of Egypt.…

TI and UNODC civil society UNCAC review training

10 February 2011. Over 35 civil society representatives came together in Austria from 2–4 February for an UNCAC review training session jointly organised by Transparency International and the UNODC. The three day training focused on how the UNCAC review process…